# AI Grant

> AI Grant is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 38 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 38
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 16%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-sauer-13510a129
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/natfriedman
- Website: https://aigrant.org/

AI Grant is a non-profit, distributed AI research lab that funds brilliant minds to work on cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for AI Grant. Shizune tracks 4 team members at AI Grant. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ai-grant?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 17 | 45% |
| Software | 9 | 24% |
| Cloud Infrastructure | 4 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 11% |
| Machine Learning | 3 | 8% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 17 | 45% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 11% |
| Series A | 4 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 5% |
| Grant | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 23 | 61% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Singapore | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Gross | Co-founder | 101 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-gross |
| Nat Friedman | Co-founder | 148 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nat-friedman |
| Nat Friedman | Co-founder | 110 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/knut-friedman |
| Nat Friedman | Co-founder | 120 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nat-friedman-5a2d |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pursuit | Pursuit removes friction from public sector contracting. | $22M | Series A | Apr 29, 2026 |  |
| circle labs | circle labs is a platform that enables anyone to create their own virtual characters powered by AI. | $8M | Seed | Apr 29, 2026 |  |
| Poly | Poly is a web tool for generating design assets with AI, including textures, graphics, icons, sprites, and more. With a simple text prompt, you get unlimited customizable, 4K UHD, and commercially-licensed creative assets that match your color and style within seconds. | $8M | Seed | Nov 19, 2025 |  |
| OpusClip | Opus Clip is a software company that provides generative AI video editing tools. | $20M | Series A | Mar 10, 2025 |  |
| Momentic | Momentic enables developers to deploy AI agents to test web apps end-to-end. Just describe user flows using natural language. | $3.7M | Seed | Mar 03, 2025 |  |
| Strange Loop Labs | Guru automates tax, insurance, and audit processes with generative AI | $2M | Seed | Jan 23, 2025 |  |
| Hamming AI | Hamming AI is an experimentation platform that helps teams build reliable AI products. | $3.8M | Seed | Dec 18, 2024 |  |
| Vapi | Vapi is a platform that allows the integration of applications and services. It enables users to create, manage, and monitor APIs. It also supports developers in building solutions and facilitates collaboration between teams. Vapi serves industries such as technology, finance, healthcare, and logistics. | $20M | Series A | Dec 11, 2024 |  |
| Rowan | Rowan is a molecular design and simulation tool that is often used by scientists, particularly in fields like chemistry, material science, and drug discovery. It provides an environment for simulating molecular structures and predicting their behavior under various conditions. | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Dec 09, 2024 |  |
| Yuma AI | Yuma is an AI ticket assistant that integrates with people's help desk software and automates the drafting of responses. | $5M | Seed | Oct 30, 2024 |  |

10 of 38 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Angel Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-invest-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [El Cap Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/el-cap-holdings) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Intel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intel-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does AI Grant invest in?

AI Grant invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Cloud Infrastructure startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 38 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact AI Grant?

Public channels for AI Grant include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at AI Grant?

The team at AI Grant includes Daniel Gross (Co-founder), Nat Friedman (Co-founder) and Nat Friedman (Co-founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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